Cortina d’Ampezzo: The ice at the Cortina Olympic Stadium has been unforgiving, but Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni seems to have mastered the slide. In a tense, tactical battle on Wednesday evening that spilled over into Thursday’s headlines, the Swiss women’s curling team secured a crucial 6-4 victory over Denmark, guaranteeing them a spot in the semi-finals.
Swiss Precision Prevails It wasn’t an easy ride. The match was deadlocked heading into the final ends, but Tirinzoni’s experienced squad—fresh off their dominant European season—executed a brilliant three-point play in the 10th end to break Danish hearts. “It was a grind,” Tirinzoni admitted to reporters. “But you don’t win Olympic medals by taking the easy road. We are in the semis, and now the real tournament begins.” With this win, Switzerland joins defending champions Sweden in the knockout stages, leaving big guns like Canada and Great Britain scrambling for the remaining two spots in today’s final round-robin session.
Eileen Gu: The Quest for Gold Continues While Cortina focuses on the stones, the spotlight in Livigno is entirely on Eileen Gu. The freestyle skiing sensation, who has already bagged a silver medal in Big Air earlier this week, is set to compete in her signature event today: the Women’s Freeski Halfpipe qualifiers.
Gu is the defending champion in this discipline, and the pressure is immense. After a slightly shaky landing in the Big Air finals cost her the gold, fans are expecting a “redemption run” in the halfpipe. “I feel good, the pipe is perfect,” Gu posted on social media ahead of the qualifiers. Her biggest competition will likely come from Estonia’s Kelly Sildaru and Canada’s Rachael Karker, but if Gu lands her signature 1260s, the gold is hers to lose.
What to Watch Today
- Curling: The final round-robin matches will decide who joins Switzerland and Sweden. Keep an eye on Great Britain vs. Italy—a do-or-die match for the hosts.
- Freestyle Skiing: The Women’s Halfpipe qualifiers kick off at 19:30 local time.
